Tag: iPhone

App of the week: Turn your phones into a five second video battle with Clashem

If you have a short video on your phone that is worth sharing with the world, try enrolling it into a competition with Clashem and reach millions of people! Introducing users to a fast and unpredictable five second video battle, Clashem app will get you hooked instantly at the swipe of a finger. Not just uploading, you can judge other video battles as well. Simply watch two videos play simultaneously in one loop and decide which one wins! Easy peasy! And there’s something for everyone; insane sports, cute animals to stomach churning show-offs; Clashem has the entire package. Here’s everything to need to know about our app of the week, Clashem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRsMmvi0ss

This energetic app is a product of Redbull’s media house and is sure to be your new addiction. It plays two random videos simultaneously in a loop and all you have to do is pick your winner. Swipe right on the videos you like and the other automatically falls off to the left.

All you have to do is upload a video from your phone’s camera roll and send it off to battle. You can even trim and edit your videos to cut out the craziest five seconds and share them with your fellow Clashem users.Users can also favourite videos by double tapping on the screen and save them to watch them later. One can even connect and share their videos on their Facebook and Twitter profiles.

What’s more, the Clashem app also has its own set of leader boards that include trending videos across the globe.

Clashem is available for download for free on the iTunes App store.

November 5, 2015
Things you can do with the new iPhone 6S’ selfie camera!

Yes! It’s out! The much anticipated phones of the year, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are making history yet again like every year! Goes without saying, we can’t wait to lay our hands on these beauties and the specifications of the phones have already left us amazed!

What caught our attention the most was the 5 megapixel selfie camera that comes with an inbuilt flashlight! Well that’s some innovation, especially for those who just can’t stop taking their pictures. And that’s why, here’s a list of things you can do with the new iPhone 6S’ selfie camera (well, apart from taking selfies).

1. Apply make-up like a pro!

2. FaceTime with your friends even at dark places!

3. Make your own animated gif’s with sound with the ‘Live Photo’ feature!

4. Inspect any part of your body – WITH THAT FLASHLIGHT! And you thought only dentists could do that?

5. Take HD pictures of yourself from the front camera. Finally!

All in-post images sourced from Giphy

Banner & Featured image courtesy Source1 & Source2 via Apple.com

September 11, 2015
App of the week: Get an alert on your phone every time your favourite TV show airs with Hooks

It’s so difficult to keep track of important things these days because of the enormous amount of information that is thrown at us all thanks to social media. However, the brighter side is that there is now a mobile application for almost everything. Hooks is just one of those apps that make life simpler by sending you an alert for a personalised list of things you like. Here’s everything you need to know about our app of the week, Hooks.

If you struggle to keep a track of your favourite TV shows, sports teams, movies, YouTube channels and other topics of interest, our app of the week Hooks is what you need.

Just download this app on your phone and create alerts according to your preferences. Remember to enable the push notifications for this app and it’ll send you a reminder every time there is an update on your preferred topics.

What’s more, it has a list of popular features for you to choose from to keep you abreast of things trending at the moment.

It also recommends topics for you to follow based on your choices and preferences. This app is available on both Android and iOS devices.

September 1, 2015
Tom Ford turned an Apple watch into a pocket watch and it’s fabulous!

Tom Ford recently unveiled his spring 2016 ready-to-wear collection at his Sloane Street boutique in London, where all the models hit the runway in well-tailored suits and sports jackets. Ford has redefined the style quotient for men this year with laying emphasis on three-piece suits and vibrant colours. Not just the clothes, Tom Ford also made sure he accessorised men well. The one detail that stood out from the rest was the collection including a revamped version of the popular Apple watch. The watch was attached to a chain to create a pocket watch revitalising the classic form and making it more fashionable.

For those who thought that pocket watches were out of style, take a look at how Tom Ford has brought the 80’s style back with this modern accessory.

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June 16, 2015
App of the week: Sleep Science Alarm Clock

Waking up easy is all about the right timing. Sleep Science Alarm Clock app is your personal sleep assistant that tracks your sleeping pattern throughout the night. It uses a 30 minutes alarm window and wakes you in your lightest sleep phase, the phase that makes you feel like you are naturally well rested. You can also view the data and see how well you’ve slept, and if there’s a possibility of changing any outside factors to have a subsequent better night’s sleep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNBt-oeDWLw

Easy to navigate and personalize, Sleep Science Alarm Clock offers features like notes for jotting down your dreams and changes in your bedtime routines, graphs showing trends and statistics, sleep goal settings for checking your actual versus desired amount of sleep and it also captures the loudest sound during the night for those times when you wonder what woke you up.

Choose from a collection of music boxes, wind chimes, seashores, gentle rains, relaxing night breezes or night time sounds.

Sleep Science Alarm Clock only available on iOS devices as of now.

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June 3, 2015
App of the week: 6 seconds

Get your hands on the latest live radio streaming music app 6 seconds. This app gives you an entirely new music experience by turning live radio channels from across the world into a personalised music jukebox. It buffers songs in just 6 seconds from radio channels all over the globe. Yes, you read that right, 6 seconds is all it takes to hop on to the next song with unlimited skips from a wide range of genre. Here’s everything you need to know about the app.

Get the 6 seconds app on your phone. Select your preferred genre of music from the list available by swiping down on the arrow like top 40, hip hop, jazz and swipe right to listen to the available songs in the selected category.You can also mark your personal favourite songs whenever they are playing by tapping on the yellow star.

Search for your preferred artist or song by swiping up and typing the name in the search menu that pops up. This easy to use interface is also ideal for when you are on the go as it has no other drop down lists and sub-lists of various features.

Our favourite part about the app? All the music is free and it requires no subscription. Moreover, there are no advertisements crowding the interface.

This app is available on both Android and iOS devices

May 21, 2015
Android trolls Apple yet again! This is how!

The arch-nemesis between Android and iPhone users can officially go down in history books now. This long lasting battle between ‘whose phone is better’ has no end. It’s a battle that’ll rage on for decades to come between the two parties as the world is now clearly divided into iOS and Android users. Some switch sides in the middle of the war, some stay loyal and fight till the end.

These Maggcom illustrations have perfectly nailed it while depicting the advantages of being an Andoid user. A few here are some very cool features and exactly what android users have to say to the iOS lovers. Take a look.

April 24, 2015
App of the week: Fashionfreax

If you’re looking for an outfit inspiration for that perfect weekend look, download ‘Fashionfreax’ on your smartphones. Click, upload and share your outfits with the world or just keep scrolling through different outfits and get inspired! Take a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqQEYT0FRIU

With its easy to use interface (something very similar to Instagram), the app enables you to upload and share your outfits with different users. You can also follow your favourite fashion bloggers around the world through FashionFreax to get your daily dose of inspiration!

Android users download the app here.

Apple users download the app here.

April 14, 2015
Hello Emoji’s! Feeling a bit worldly today?

Apple rolled out its third major update to iOS 8 recently and we…..kinda love it. Amongst various minor updates that improved performance & fixed bugs, this new installment of the operating system has started making headlines especially for the new Emoji keyboard.

The first of its kind keyboard that allows you to change skin tones of human emoji’s along with various family options (including gay couples with kids) is now available to all iPhone, iPad, iMac & iWatch users with the iOS 8.3!

What’s more, is the range of new emoticons that incorporates flags of different countries (including India) along with different symbols and expressions.

The download is fairly hassle-free depending on the user’s internet speed!

April 9, 2015
App of the week – 4 Minute Workout: Beach Bikini Body

Getting in shape just got easier with this all-new fitness app. Get the 4 Minute Workout: Beach Bikini Body on your iOS devices and start getting into shape for the summer! Tone those muscles or shed a few pounds to get that perfectly-sculpted and very, very enviable bikini body.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4DzuC8zUKo

This app offers a collection of videos that act as your personal trainer, making the road to a fitter you way easier. Each video shows you how to perform different workouts for maximum results in very short spans of time.

You can also get personalised instructions and detailed muscle movements to ensure you do each exercise the right way. Choose from 13 Tabata interval training exercises by tapping the listing column and add these to your routine.

The app also offers a free calendar and a weight tracker for your workout log. You can also set a workout reminder to make sure you don’t miss a day of your full body workout. Follow this routine and after two weeks, and see the difference for yourself!

Can’t wait? Download this app HERE for your iOS devices.

March 31, 2015
App of the week: Spending tracker

Keeping a track of your expenditure just got easier with the ‘Spending tracker’ app that allows smartphone users to keep a check on their monthly income and expenses.

With its simple and easy-to-use interface, ‘Spending tracker’ enables its users to calculate an estimate of their monthly expense from their current as well as carry-over salary for each month.

Displaying various options, the end user can calculate their expected expenses under various available categories or by simply adding their own categories. The app also offers different modes for those who want to calculate their weekly as well as yearly expenses.

Available for download on Android as well as iOS platforms, ‘Spending tracker’ also gives out a graphical representation to its users depicting their expenses versus income on tilting the phone into landscape mode.

Download this app for Apple devices here

and for Android devices here

March 12, 2015
App of the week: FlashChat

You can now chat freely with anyone on the same Wi-Fi network by downloading FlashChat on your smatrphones. This app allows you to chat using a username of your choice anonymously with people connected through the same Wi-Fi network within a radius of one kilometer. What’s more, this messages sent through this app disappear after some time so you don’t have to bother cleaning up your conversations. Take a look at how this app works

FlashChat allows you to chat with your classmates, co-workers, family or anyone who is connected through the same Wi-Fi within a radius of one kilometre. The messages are instant and you do not have to add people through friend requests.

You can chat in groups or send messages privately with people sharing the same Wi-Fi network. The unique feature of this app is that your messages will disappear, even from the server, a short time after you leave the Wi-Fi network so you don’t have to worry about deleting your personal conversations.

This app is available on both android and iOS devices.

Download this app for Apple devices here

And for Android devices here

February 24, 2015
App of the week: Glympse

Waiting for your friends at a restaurant? Send them a ‘Glympse’ to let them know that you’ve reached or just request a ‘Glympse’ from somebody who is always running late! ‘Glympse’ makes life easy by letting its users share their location in real time with the people they trust. It also lets you create groups with friends and family to make planning your get-togethers easy. Here’s everything you need to know about this app.

Download ‘Glympse’ on your smartphone and allow it to access your location. Click on ‘Send Glympse’ to let your friends and family know where you are. Unlike other location-sharing apps, ‘Glympse’ lets your friends track your location for a chosen period of time starting from a second to four hours. So say you’re picking up a friend from a bus station and she sends you a ‘Glympse’, you can track where the bus is and pick her up just when she is about to get off.

The best feature of this app is that you can share your location by means of other social media apps like Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp and more. So the recipient of the ‘Glympse’ doesn’t necessarily need the same app on his or her phone to track where you are. It also lets you know if your friends viewed your ‘Glympse’ or when they are tracking you.

You can download this app through the following links;

Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glympse.android.glympse&hl=en

Apple app store: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/glympse-share-gps-location/id330316698?mt=8

Windows phones: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-in/store/app/glympse/ec418e52-b788-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8

February 3, 2015
App of the week: Dumb Ways To Die 2

Our favourite dumb characters are back! And this time they here to keep you glued to your phones like never before! If you’ve missed out on the first installment of the most interesting game of 2013, here’s a chance for you to download Dumb Ways To Die 2! Take a look at what makes this game awesome.

If you’ve missed out on the first installment of Dumb Ways to Die, here’s a chance for you to download the sequel of the smartphone game based on the viral Australian train safety program.

Putting the player on a mission to save little creatures from killing themselves whilst testing the player’s speed and timing strategy, this sequel to ‘Dumb ways to die’ is super addictive and involves a much bigger map and round of stages.

Through 28 action packed mini-games with little creatures trying to kill themselves, the aim in this game is to keep these creatures alive long enough to get the highest score and unlock all your favourite characters.

You can download the app here ;

Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.au.com.metro.DumbWaysToDie2&hl=en

Apple app store https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/dumb-ways-to-die/id639930688?mt=8

All pictures/videos sourced from the game’s official website/channel.

January 20, 2015
App of the week: MyFitnessPal

Keeping track of the calories you are consuming just got easier. Get the MyFitnessPal app on your mobile device and stick to your calorie goals every day. Here’s everything you need to know about the app.

MyFitnessPal App

#1 MyFitnessPal lets you set realistic goals and targets for losing those extra kilos

Once you’ve downloaded the app on your phone, it’ll let you create your profile with details like height, weight, sex, age, target weight and more. The app then helps you watch what you eat and achieve your target weight.

#2 It helps you create a daily log of the number of calories you consume. And has food suited to every country’s taste palettes and eating habits.

After creating your profile, just keep adding the details of everything you had for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks etc. If you don’t know how to count calories for that Aloo Parantha that you had for breakfast, MyFitnessPal has a solution. The app has a database of over four million dishes from around the world. Moreover, you can also change the quantity according to your consumption to keep a better count.

#3 MyFitnessPal lets you connect other workout-tracking apps to measure your calorie goals better

You can sync this app with your other activity tracking apps and calculate the total inflow and outflow of calories. It also helps you plan your workout regime better.

You can download the app from the following links –

Google play devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myfitnesspal.android&hl=en

Apple devices: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/calorie-counter-diet-tracker/id341232718?mt=8

January 13, 2015